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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Hilo, HI · April 10, 1997

Date: April 10, 1997 · 07:06 local
Place: Hilo, HI
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N27659
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97LA154
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,700 total15 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N27659Registration cancelled Aug 31, 1998 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 317852090 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350

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What happened

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Lost right engine. Feathered. Unable stay aloft due overweight ferry tanks. Ditched in ocean. Prior aborted flights

As the FAA filed it

LOST RIGHT ENGINE. FEATHERED. UNABLE STAY ALOFT DUE OVERWEIGHT FERRY TANKS. DITCHED IN OCEAN. PRIOR ABORTED FLIGHTS

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX97LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)The loss of engine power in one engine for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the aircraft's diminished single engine performance during the early portion of the overweight ferry flight.Apr 10, 1997 · Destroyed